$935m Earmarked For Borumba
The 2024-25 State Budget handed down by Treasurer Cameron Dick has very few sweeteners for the South Burnett region.
Pop-Up On The Move
Nanango’s pop-up Containers For Change depot has shifted across the road, making life easier for both customers and employees of the recycling facility.
Info Sessions On Borumba
Residents who have questions about the proposed Borumba Dam pumped hydro project have been invited to attend drop-in information sessions next week.
Fund To Pay Infrastructure Costs
South Burnett Mayor Kathy Duff is encouraging people intending to build new homes in the region to apply for a grant that could save them paying Council infrastructure charges.
Where Aussies Get Their News
Australians are avid consumers of news, but the places where we get it have altered significantly over the past decade.
‘Not One Cent’ On Borumba: LNP
The Nationals have vowed not one cent of Commonwealth money will be spent on the Borumba Dam pumped hydro project if the Coalition wins power at the next Federal Election.
BIEDO Offers Tech Roadshow
BIEDO is bringing a roadshow to the South Burnett later this month to help demystify digital “connectivity”.
Government Not ‘Up Front’
Member for Flynn Colin Boyce says the Federal Government has “falsely claimed” the Mobile Black Spot Program has not been cut to zero.
Councils Want A Bigger Say
The Wide Bay Burnett Regional Organisation Of Councils will lobby the State Government to give local councils a greater say in the rollout of renewable energy projects.
MP Labels Powerlines Claim ‘Myth’
Opposition claims that 28,000km of powerlines will have to be built to cater for renewable energy projects have been labelled a “lie” and a “myth”.
Ex-Councillor Joins Energy Qld Board
Former Toowoomba councillor Megan O’Hara Sullivan has been appointed to the Board of government-owned corporation Energy Queensland.
Campaign To Support Local News
The Local & Independent News Association (LINA) has launched a nationwide campaign aimed at growing diverse, community focussed voices in Australia’s embattled media landscape.
APM To Host Meet’n’Greet
Disability and employment services provider APM will be hosting the Kingaroy Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s next meet’n’greet.
New Laws To Restrict Knife Sales
Police are launching a campaign, “End Knife Violence”, in support of new knife laws which will come into effect on September 1.
Sara’s Suspicions Stop Scam
A quick-thinking bank employee in Kingaroy has saved a woman from accidentally transferring a six-figure sum of money to a criminal.
Nuclear? Wait A Bit Longer: MP
David Littleproud says people will “have to wait a little bit longer” to find out where the Coalition proposes to site nuclear reactors.
Big Day For Kewpie Family
Kewpie Stockfeeds’ Rural Industry Field Day had a lot to compete with on Thursday, but a good crowd of rural producers still rolled in to check out the latest information from one of the South Burnett’s major home-grown businesses.
Free Business Brekkie
The Burnett Inland Economic Development Organisation is hosting a free Small Business Breakfast in Kingaroy on Tuesday (May 28).
Glencore’s Basin Plan Knocked Back
The State Government has rejected mining company Glencore’s proposed carbon capture and storage project in the Surat Basin.
MP Calls For Release Of Callide Report
Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington has again called for the release of a report into an incident three years ago at Callide Power Station which led to widespread blackouts in Queensland.
